Our Mission

Date: Mar. 8, 2015, 9:15 & 11:15 a.m. Minister: Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig and Acting Minister for Social Justice John Monroe. Description: As Rev. Jennifer and Rev. Julie travel to Alabama for the 50th anniversary of the fateful march in Selma, Rev. Laura and John Monroe challenge us to follow our own call to social justice. Over the next five years, our Reach capital campaign will create unprecedented resources to help us serve the broader community and live our UU values in new, bigger ways. It’s up to us to create the vision and make it happen. Monthly theme: Senses. Religious Exploration: RE classes are all in session. Grades K-6 begin in the Chapel.

Jan. 12, 2015. This is a time when the excitement of unknown possibilities begins to manifest into reality. One week ago, the Unitarian Universalist Association sent us the list of ministers interested in our settled parish minister position. The list of individuals – with their stories, strengths and accomplishments – was impressive. A few relevant facts: 47 UU congregations are now in search. 86 ministers have expressed interest in at least one congregation. UUCF received 23 applications; one quarter of all ministers in search expressed interest in considering our position. Of our 23 applicants: Ministerial experience ranges from 1 to 28 years. And, many of the applicants had significant and impressive careers before coming to ministry. 11 identify as female; 12 male. They come from across the United States. They come from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds and a variety of family circumstances. At least two applied only to UUCF. The PMST has been studying ministerial records and working feverishly to learn as much as possible about each person. In the next few weeks we will hold Skype/FaceTime interviews with those candidates we believe are the best fits for UUCF. Based on those interviews we will identify and more fully evaluate a much smaller group of pre-candidates, leading to the selection of a final candidate. As a reminder, candidating week will be Apr. 18-26. That’s when the top candidate visits UUCF for the week, preaches at all services on those two weekends and meets lay leaders and staff. The week culminates in a member vote about whether to call the recommended candidate. We have gotten good initial feedback from the applicants about the quality of our Congregational Record, our comprehensive survey results and the high-quality feedback we provided through the small group forums and interviews (for those that did not see this data, it is available here). At this time, PMST communications will become more quiet. We have moved our PMST meetings off the UUCF campus to ensure the privacy of our applicants. We will let you know when our pre-candidates are selected. In the meantime, as always, please reach out to us if you have questions. With love, UUCF Parish Minister Search Team Previous “Search Updates“